Gilded Sapphire

Photo copyright: monacoeye • Do not copy • Images: Lagoa do Peixe • November 2009

Bird name: Gilded Sapphire
Latin: Hylocharis chrysura
Other: Gilded Hummingbird • Beija-flor-dourado (Br)
Family: Trochilidae • Hummingbirds
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This presumed Gilded Hummingbird was singing merrily near the marshes of Lagoa do Peixe. In addition to southern Brazil, its range is Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and northern Argentina.

Distinguishing features are a slightly decurved black-tipped red bill, yellowish chin, green body, off-white underparts, brownish-coppery wings and tail.